Genesee County will be well represented in the 8th Annual Scotty Bowman Showcase, a hockey tournament sponsored by the Buffalo Sabres, with five local players making the junior and senior squads.
Named to the teams are three players from Notre Dame High School-- Zach Blew, Tyler Kessler and Brett Perfitt -- and two from Batavia HS -- Tom Grammatico and Josh Marr.
The games will be played March 20 at First Niagara Center. Tickets for the event are $5.
The first game begins at 6 p.m. and pits all-star squads from Buffalo and Rochester made up of players in their junior year of high school.
The senior game is at 7:30 p.m. and the winner of that match will be awarded the Bowman Cup. Buffalo has a 6-1 advantage in the tournament.
All five Batavia-area players will be on the Rochester teams.
Scotty Bowman, a former head coach, notched more NHL wins than any coach in history. The coach will be on hand to present the Bowman Cup to the winning team.
Notre Dame Head Coach was also named a Bowman team coach.
It's worth noting that Notre
It's worth noting that Notre Dame coach Marc Staley was named as the head coach of the east team.
I have no idea why this fact wasn't included in the above article
Congratulations Marc....this is a well deserved honor.